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In China homosexuality is slowly becoming more accepted. Correspondent Mia visited gay club Destination, the most trendy gay nightclub in Beijing at the moment. - Produced by Anna Sophie Loewenberg & Mia Lee

Teaching a critical thinking workshop during the day, blogging about cultural trends in China and telling jokes at a comedy club at night.

How do you picture Holland?

Tulips, windmills and wooden shoes! In my mind Holland is the most liberal and humane country in Europe if not in the world with legalized euthanasia and marijuana. I learned from Carl Sagan’s Cosmos that in history Holland protected many unorthodox scientists who were persecuted by the Catholic Church, which saved some very important scientific discoveries for the human race.

What is your favorite television program? And why?

My favorite TV program is 60 minutes, because it keeps me up-dated about what is happening in the world. I also like Family Guy, Robot Chicken and American Dad on Fox, because they are funny and never take themselves too seriously. Chinese TV sucks!

If you would be able to export a characteristic of your people, what would it be?

The ability to quickly adapt to any lifestyle.

If you would be able to rule out a characteristic of your country, what would it be?

What’s it like to be a Metropolis correspondent? From Sana’a to New York and from Beijing to Ouagadougou: in this series of portraits our correspondents tell about the city they live in, they show us around in their home and their workplace. Today, meet Mia in Beijing, China. Her favorite report is the one on newshunter Tiger Temple.

Homosexuality is universal, but the way people deal with it differs from country to country. This week the correspondents report about what it’s like to be gay in countries like China, Uganda and Mexico. Read more...

Being gay in…

April 9, 2008

Homosexuality is universal, but the way people deal with it differs from country to country. This week the correspondents report about what it’s like to be gay in countries like China, Uganda and Mexico. Even though there are some exceptions, revealing your homosexuality still seems to be a big problem outside of the Western world.

One of these exceptions is China. The gay scene in this country is developing slowly in the bigger cities. Correspondent Mia is reporting from one of the hottest gay clubs in Beijing: Destination. However, in Africa people seem to have a lot more trouble with accepting homosexuality. In Uganda the homophobia has reached an all time high due to the anti-gay campaign of Reverend Ssempa. He compares homosexuality to environmental pollution, which causes a lot of enthusiasm with his audience. Hundreds of miles away in Zambia, 20-year old Kizito proves that even though homosexuality is considered an offence and a sin in his country, he can be openly gay and have a fairly normal life.

The most surprising story this week comes from New York. Correspondent Kel met with two gay men who reached out to Love in Action, a Christian organization that aims to ‘cure’ homosexuals with a brainwash-program.